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Stenodyneriellus guttulatus

vids — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 06:23:19 +0000

Stenodyneriellus is an Australasian and Indomalayan genus of potter wasps. Wikipedia

Choa Chu Kang – September 2021
Admiralty Park – Dec 2021

Thanks, John Ascher Bees & Wasps of Singapore for the ID

Identification mark: the two tiers of yellow on the first metasomal segment (base of abdomen) and the notch in the apical band

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Potter Wasp – Phimenes flavopictus

vids — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 08:22:51 +0000

This is a beautiful and impressive potter wasp, ranging from 25 to 29mm; males are smaller and thinner. Brilliantly marked with yellow and black. The yellow pattern on the thorax distinguishes it from other species. The petiole (the “waist” joining thorax and abdomen) is also very long, even by potter wasp standards.

This species is sometimes listed as Phi flavopunctatum in Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese publications; this is an outdated name. I have also seen it featured on a stamp in Singapore, and referred to as “Delta arcuata“. I have no idea about the validity of this name, but since it appears to have structural characteristics distinguishing it from members of the genus Delta, I will stick with the current name. It can be found in Hong Kong, Taiwan and parts of China and Thailand. I did not expect to find it as far south as Singapore, but it is quite surprisingly common there. Source

Location: Choa Chu Kang – August 2021

Thanks Zestin Soh Bees & Wasps of Singapore for the ID

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Potter wasp – Rhynchium haemorrhoidale

vids — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:32:09 +0000

Potter wasps, the Eumeninae, are a cosmopolitan wasp group presently treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but sometimes recognized in the past as a separate family, Eumenidae. Wikipedia

Family: Eumenidae
Genus: Rhynchium
Scientific Name: Rhynchium haemorrhoidale

Spotted at Bukit Panjang

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Black Potter Wasp – Allorhynchium argentatum

vids — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 10:59:10 +0000

Allorhynchium argentatum is a species of wasp in the family Vespidae. Wikipedia

Spotted at Yishun Park

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Potter Wasp – Stenodyneriellus

vids — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:25:29 +0000

Stenodyneriellus is an Australasian and Indomalayan genus of potter wasps. Wikipedia

Spotted at Dairy Farm and Dover

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